"Tuberculin Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection.
MeSH Number(s)
E01.370.225.812.871.800
E05.200.812.871.800
E05.478.594.890.800
Concept/Terms
Tuberculin Test- Tuberculin Test
- Test, Tuberculin
- Tests, Tuberculin
- Tuberculin Tests
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Tuberculin Test" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1995 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2019 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
2020 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Profiles.
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IFN-? independent markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure among male South African gold miners. EBioMedicine. 2023 Jul; 93:104678.
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Factors associated with prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease among adolescents and adults exposed to rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in the household. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0283290.
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Interferon Gamma Release Assay Results and Testing Trends Among Patients Younger Than 2 Years Old at Two US Health Centers. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 03 01; 42(3):189-194.
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A test of infection should not be a "standard" for guiding TB preventive therapy in at-risk populations. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Nov 01; 26(11):1092-1093.
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Predicting Airborne Infection Risk: Association Between Personal Ambient Carbon Dioxide Level Monitoring and Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection in South African Health Workers. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 12; 75(8):1297-1306.
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Increasing Use Of Interferon Gamma Release Assays Among Children =2 Years of Age in a Setting With Low Tuberculosis Prevalence. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 12 01; 41(12):e534-e537.
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TB screening, prevention and treatment cascade in a Malawi prison. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 10 01; 26(10):956-962.
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Multicenter Analysis of Attrition from the Pediatric Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Boston. J Pediatr. 2023 02; 253:181-188.e5.
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Serial T-SPOT.TB responses in Tanzanian adolescents: Transient, persistent and irregular conversions. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0268685.
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Potential Role of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 03 09; 74(5):943-944.